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N0. 608,l40. Patented July 26, I898.

' H. CASE & I. C. YOUNG.

WINDOW CLEANER.

(Application filed Sept. 9, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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rrro i HENRY CASE AND IDA C. YOUNG, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEWV YORK.

WINDOW- SPECIFICATION forming part of LetterslPatent No. 608,140, dated July 26,1898.

Application filed September 9,1897. Serial No. 651,015. (No model.) i

'To to whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY CASE and IDA O. YOUNG, residing at Gloversville, in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVindovwOleaners; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the the same.

Our present invention relates to an improved window-cleaner or the like, and has for its object the production of a simple, durable, and effective device. of this general character which may be readily, manipulated for the purpose of cleaning a window or other glass or similar surface.

To the accomplishment of this object our invention consists in providing a suitable handle with a pivoted cleaner provided with a series of transverse rubber or other suitable frictional ribs and with terminal scrapers and so constructed that in addition to the function which they are intended to perform they will serve to brace the frame of the cleaner.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of our device complete. .Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a back view thereof.

Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates a handle of any approved construction, to the outer end of which is rigidly secured a yoke 2, having the lateral fingers 3, between which The cleaner or rubber (indicated as a whole by 5) is pivotally mounted upon said bar 4. and comprises a rectangular frame consisting of the side pieces 6, end pieces 7, constituting clamps,

braces 8, and clamps 9, intermediate of the end pieces 7, but similar thereto. The pivotbar 4 extends through openings in the side pieces 6 of the frame, whereby the frame of the cleaner isyieldingly held by the yoke, so that it has a slight pivotal play with relation thereto. -The clamps 9 are secured to the outer face of the frame and extend between the side pieces, the same, as well as the end pieces 7, comprising two parallel plates adapted to receive between them the rubber or other frictional ribs 10, that are designed to rub over the surface of the window with the purpose of removing dirt and for cleaning the same in a familiar manner. At the end of the frame and extending from the rear side thereof are the loops 11, by means of which a cloth can be secured to the cleaner conveniently by passing the end portions of the cloth through these loops, with the middle portion thereof extending across the face of the ribs 10.

The construction ofthe cleaner is such that it can be madein an inexpensive manner, since the frame is composed of thin pieces of sheet metal suitably secured together in the manner shown. Forinstance, the side pieces consist of bent strips of tin, while the end pieces 7 are formed by the extreme clamps 9. The braces 8 are similar pieces of sheet-tin, while the loops 11 are made from bent wire, having theirend portions soldered or -otherwise secured tothe side pieces 6. The clamps 9 are made from single pieces of sheet-tin bent upon themselves in the manner shown and are obviously inexpensive, while the yoke is composed of two pieces of wire bent between their ends to form the side portions and the fingers, while the extremities are passed into openings in the handle in the manner shown. The transverse pivot-bar 4 is a straight piece of wire passing through the side pieces 6 and with its ends bent at right angles and secured to the fingers 3 of the yoke in the manner shown.

With this device windows can be readily cleaned by drawing the ribs 10 across the face of the window, which serves to clean the same and to rub off the surplus water, while the Windows can be polished by employing the piece of cloth, as shown in Fig. 2, it being noted that the cloth can be readily inserted and removed.

By reason of the pivotal connection between the cleaner and the handle it is seen that the cleaner can be kept flat against the face of the window without regard to the position of the handle, and the device is particularly adapted for cleaning the outside of windows in upper stories of buildings, so that a per son can stand within the room and by manipulating the handle effectually clean the outside of the glass.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a handle, of ayoke secured to one side of the handle and provided with parallel fingers extending in a direction opposite the handle, a pivot-bar extending between said fingers, a cleaner-frame comprising side pieces and diagonal braces through which the pivot-bar passes, transverse clamps upon the cleaner-frame, and frictional cleaning-ribs carried by the clamps, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a handle, of a yoke secured to one side of the handle and provided with parallel fingers extending in a direction opposite the handle, a pivot-bar extending be- HENRY CASE. IDA O. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

MAJENDIO JOHNSTON, THEODORE R. HAVILAND. 

